Plus: Federal Railroad Administration investigating rail dispatch incidents in Chicago area • The economic impact of the Chicago Marathon
Working Lunch Monday, October 12, 2026 | | |
| | | | | A game-worn, autographed Michael Jordan road jersey from the 1998 NBA Finals has been privately sold for $14 million, an auction house announced, calling it the highest price ever paid for a piece of basketball memorabilia. | | | | | The Federal Railroad Administration is investigating three incidents over the summer involving problems with dispatching systems used to direct trains in the Chicago area. | | | | | Runners aren’t the only ones going the distance on Sunday. For local businesses, the marathon crowds offer a chance to put their best foot forward. | | | | | Total reported retail sales dropped to about $1.5 billion in fiscal year 2026, down from nearly $2 billion the year before, according to the state’s annual cannabis report | | | | | American-born economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford won the Nobel memorial prize in economics on Monday. | | | | | Cafe Purrfection is planning to open in Naperville in mid-November, bringing cats and coffee to a strip mall near the intersection of McDowell Road and North Route 59. | | | | | The South Shore Line is hoping to get youngsters into the habit of riding trains by offering some new promotions. | | | | | The Ancestral Oven cafe got its start at pop-up and farmers markets, but has grown into an Oak Lawn sourdough destination. | | | |